Society

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA from Detained Immigrants

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

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The Department of Homeland Security said it would begin collecting genetic data on hundreds of thousands of immigrants in federal detention facilities.
Genomics

A New Book Offers an Introduction to the Ethical Dimensions of Germline Gene Editing

By Adam Hayden, Science | 09.30.2019

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With Altered Inheritance, bioethicist Françoise Baylis has authored a vivid call to action that “aims to bridge the divides between theory, science, politics, and practice.”
Human Genetic Modification

It’s Past Time to Compensate Survivors of Eugenic Sterilization

By Emily Galpern | 09.25.2019
Biopolitical Times
Each passing year, more people die who would be eligible for reparations after involuntary sterilization in California.
Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights

Dr. Stuart Newman: “It Seems to Me That We Are Headed for A Techno-Eugenic Future”

By Mohsen Abdelmoumen, American Herald Tribune | 09.05.2019

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Prospective people are not any doctor’s patient, nor are they any future parent’s property to be made to order.
Animal Biotechnologies
two people in lab coats edit a strand of DNA

Please don't edit me out

By Rebecca Cokley, The Washington Post | 08.10.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
DNA gel being held on a clear glass tray by a gloved technician.

Sessions’ New Forensic Science Adviser Has a History of Opposing Pro-Science Reforms

By Pema Levy, Mother Jones | 08.10.2017

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Biopolitics

Which Dots Get Connected in Biotech Education?

By Tina Stevens, Guest Contributor | 08.10.2017
Biopolitical Times
Society
Close-up of a double helix structure positioned horizontally.

Gene Editing Might Mean My Brother Would’ve Never Existed

By Joel Michael Reynolds, Time | 08.09.2017

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Human Genetic Modification
Model of an egg surrounded by sperm, and illuminated by a light angled from above.

A New Way to Reproduce

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 08.07.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
An empty room with several rows of chairs facing a stage with a screen that reads "FDA"

The FDA Is Cracking Down on the Doctor Marketing 3-Parent Babies

By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 08.07.2017

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Human Genetic Modification

What Clones Think of CRISPR and other Highlights from the Final Season of Orphan Black

By Jessica Cussins | 08.07.2017
Biopolitical Times
Society
FDA building and sign

The 'three-parent baby' fertility doctor needs to stop marketing the procedure, FDA says

By Rachel Becker, The Verge [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 08.05.2017

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Human Genetic Modification